What kind of security does UC Davis have in the residence halls?
Residence halls are locked 24 hours a day and feature an electronic key-card access system for exterior entrances. Access is limited to the residents of the hall and their invited guests so that the resident community collectively controls and limits access to their building. Video cameras have been added to the lobbies and exteriors of some residence halls and have become standard in all new construction. Each bedroom has its own dead bolt lock and a peephole in the door, and first-floor windows in vulnerable locations have both window security screens and locks. The residence halls have live-in resident advisers, and someone is on call at all times. All of our dormitories have smoke detectors in each sleeping room. Newer buildings have sprinkler systems, and UC Davis has started retrofitting older buildings with fire sprinkler systems. A full-time fire safety coordinator in Student Housing is dedicated to testing the fire systems and conducting monthly inspections of the fire extingu
